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TIL there is a 2001 Volvo stuck on a tiny island in Ottawa, Illinois

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BrQrk TIL 89-year-old woman catalogued all the mail she gets from nonprofit fund-raisers. One year, she got 868 solicitations. Charities scrounging for donations send promotional notepads, calculators, magnifying glasses and other stuff. She collects it and gives it away -- to charity, of course.
7Kwp TIL In the UK there is a tv channel called Dave, the reasoning behind the name is because “everyone knows a bloke called Dave”
5VXNQ TIL The juice of red cabbage can be used as a homemade pH indicator
LkdyQ TIL The classic scene in Wayne's World where Garth dances to Jimi Hendrix - 'Foxy Lady' in the diner was improvised. Director: Myers & Carvey were always trying to one-up each other. The dance was not in the script. Just a zoom on Garth's face was planned, but Carvey says, “How about if I do this?”
NXANP TIL of the Bradford City stadium fire, in 1985, that killed 56 people and injured at least 276. A small fire started in a corner of the wooden stand and within 4 minutes engulfed the entire stand, trapping people in their seats.